Who has won the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship?
- Pankaj Advani
- Geet Sethi
- Ashok Shandilya
- Subhash Agarwal
Explanation:
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched his 17th world title after thrashing his arch-rival Mike Russell of England in the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship at Doha on November 12, 2017. In the best-of-11 summit clash, Advani beat Russell 6-2 to defend the 150-up format title he had won in Bengaluru last year. Advani will be eyeing a ‘Grand Double’ as the lengthier format (long-up) of the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2017, which will begin on November 13, 2017 at Doha.
- Maps
- Oceans
- Mountains
- Land forms
Explanation:
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps.
Study of mountains- Orology
Study of land forms -Geomorphology
Study of oceans- Oceanography
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)?
- Masami Yamamoto
- Sunny Verghese
- Amanda Sourry
- Bruno Lafont
Explanation:
Sunny Verghese, co-founder and Group CEO of Singapore-based Olam International, has been appointed as the new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Verghese is the first ever Asian CEO to be appointed as Chair in the organisation’s 25 years of history. His term will begin on January 1, 2018 for a duration of two years and will succeed Paul Polman, whose term ends on 31 December 2017. The WBCSD is a global network of more than 200 CEOs who are responsible for combined revenue of more than $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees.
Who has won the Best Actor Female Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017)?
- Sumitra Bhave
- Ruchi Narain
- Gautami Tadimalla
- Parvathy Thiruvoth Kottuvatta
Explanation:
Indian actor Parvathy Thiruvoth Kottuvatta has won the Best Actor Female Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017) for her role in Malayalam film “Take Off”. The movie, directed by Mahesh Narayan, is based on the ordeal of Indian nurses in the city of Tikrit, Iraq, in 2014. It also won the Special Jury Award which included a Silver Peacock, a certificate and cash prize of Rs 15 lakh. Beside this, Marathi film “Kshitiz A Horizon” (directed by Manouj Kadaamh) won the ICFT Unesco Gandhi Medal 2017. The Prestigious Silver Peacock Award for the Best Debut Film of a Director goes to Director Kiro Russo for the film “Dark Skull”. The theme of IFFI 2017 was “Celebrating the Future of Cinema” and Canada was the focus country.
In which year, the UN Human Rights Council was established?
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
Explanation:
The General Assembly established the UNHRC by adopting a resolution on 15 March 2006, in order to replace the previous CHR (Commission on Human Rights) which had been heavily criticised for allowing countries with poor human rights records to be members
- Nagasena
- Susruta
- Charaka
- Asvagosha
Which one of the following Bengali drama was directed against Polygamy ?
- Bhanumati Chittavikas
- Kulin Kulasarvasva
- Vidhva Vivaha
- Nava Natak
Explanation:
It was Kulin Kulasarvasva(“All about a Kulin Clan”) by Pandit Ramnarayan Tarkaratnan. A social satire against the practice of polygamy. It was the first social drama in a regional language(Bengali) attacking Brahmin polygamy, was presented by an aristocratic family in 1857.
- It was an agreement purely based on the bond of common hatred of the foreign rule
- It was based on the wrong notion that Hindus and Muslims formed separate communities
- It was a marriage of convenience without a pontiff
- It was a pact between powerless potentates
- Lord Curzon
- Vincent Smith
- Valentile Chirol
- Henry Cotton
- New Delhi
- Jaipur
- Lucknow
- Indore
answer is option A i.e. New Delhi
Explanation:
The 4th edition of National Standards Conclave (NSC) was held in New Delhi on May 1-2, 2017 to bring awareness and prepare Industries, Central Government Ministries, State Governments, regulatory/standards setting and conformity assessment bodies on the growing importance of “Standards” in the changing scenario of global trade. The Department of Commerce, Government of India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) and other knowledge partners has organized the Conclave.